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calendar Alder St. All Stars celebrate their CD release at Sam Bond’s Thursday, Oct. 20 GEM FAIRE November 4, 5, 6 Lane County Events Center w i t h t h is a d { Exhibit Hall, 796 W. 13th Ave. } FR 12-6 | SAT. 10-6 | SUN. 10-5 FRI. - General admission $7 weekend pass - Oct. 29, Upstart Crow Studios, 855 W. 1st Ave., www.upstart- crowstudios.org $10. Spring Awakening, 8pm today & tomorrow; through Nov. 5, Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette St., www. actorscabaret.org $16-$41.95. Communicating Doors continues. See Thursday, Oct. 20. An Evening w/Paul Calandrino continues. See Thursday, Oct. 20. Peppermint Mocha continues. See Thursday, Oct. 20. 22 sat Sunrise 7:36am; Sunset 6:17pm Av High 61; Av Low 40 ART/CRAFT Stop-in-Studio: Studio Portraits Using the Hensche Approach w/Farley Craig, 2-4pm, The Duck Store. BENEFITS “First Films for First Book,” family-friendly fi lms, ben- efi t for First Book, 11am, Valley River Center Regal Cinemas, tickets at Dot Dotson’s, 1668 Willamette St. “Ridgeline Rising,” benefi t for Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter School’s efforts to buy a new school building, 11am-3pm, Southtowne Shoppes, 27th & Oak, Young Writers Association Scare-A-Thon, 1-4pm, Barnes & Noble, 1163 Valley River Center., www.ywalane.org FREE. Vision Quest Fundraiser: silent auction, music, dancing, mas- sage, libations & hors d’oeurves for cornea transplant for Greg Ewing, 6-10pm, 1397 Willamette St. $20 sug. don. LASC’s 8th annual “Close the SOA” benefi t concert w/ Singer-storyteller Tom Rawson & Eugene Peace Choir, 7-9pm, Eugene Friends Meeting House, 2274 Onyx St. COMEDY Brickwall Comedy Club: Alex Elkin continues. See Friday. DANCE Ballet Fantastique: Incendio, 7:30pm today, 2:30pm tomorrow, Hult Center. $27-$33. MEDGE Fall Festival, Middle Eastern Dance workshops be- ginning at noon, evening perfor- mance w/featured performers, shows begin at noon, Soulfi re 8:30pm, Cozmic Pizza, www. medge.org $6. FILM Occupy Eugene: Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story, 1:30pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 477 E. 40th Ave. What if Cannabis Cured Cancer, 2pm, downtown library, 844- 1220. FREE. Eugene International Film Festival continues. See Thursday, Oct. 20. FOOD/DRINK Hideaway Bakery Farmers’ Market, 9am-2pm, Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon. Lane County Farmers’ Market, 9am-4pm today, 10am-3pm Tuesday, 8th & Oak. Produce Stand, 10am-2pm, FOOD for Lane County’s Youth Farm, 705 Flamingo Ave., www.food- forlanecounty.org, 343-2822. Spencer Creek Community Growers’ Market, live music & wi-fi , 10am-4pm, Spencer Creek Grange, 86013 Lorane Hwy., spencercreekgrange.org Harvest Fest: cider pressing, pumpkin carving, demonstra- tions on fermenting foods & soil building, produce sale & lo- cal foods pot-luck, 2-4pm, FOOD for Lane County’s Churchill Community Garden, 2200 Bailey Hill Rd., www.foodforlanecounty. org, 343-2822. FREE. GATHERINGS Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, 10am Rich Glauber, 11am Edison Elementary Choir, noon Bridget Wolf, 1pm Cady Finlayson & Vita Tanga, 2pm The Wainwright Brothers, 3:30pm Robert & The Moonlighters, 8th & Oak, see www.eugenesatur- daymarket.org for info. FREE. Oregon Education Association: march & rally to support teach- ers & children, 11:55am, Hilton Hotel, 66 E. 6th Ave. Peace Vigil, noon-1pm, down- town library, info at 342-2914. FREE. Willamette Valley NORML Chapter Public Meeting, 2pm, 687 River Ave. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Family Music Time w/Anahid Bertrand, 10:15am, downtown library. FREE. Cuentos y Canciones: Stories & Songs in Spanish, 11am, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. Masquerade Family Day, noon- 4pm, UO Museum of Natural & Cultural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave. $5 per family, mem. FREE. Dog Tale Time, grades 1-6, 2-3:30pm, downtown library, reg. 682-8316. FREE. Nearby Nature Haunted Hike, 5:30-9pm, Alton Baker Park, reg. www.nearbynature.org $5, mem. FREE. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Eugene Financial Planning Day, 9am-4pm, Willamette High School, 1801 Echo Hollow Dr., reg. www.fi nancialplanningdays. org FREE. Oregon Genealogical Society Fall 2011 Seminar w/Peggy Baldwin, 9am-4pm, Eagles on the Green, 1375 Irving Rd. $50. Last of 3 Mini Workshops on Yi Jin Jing, “where Kung Fu meets Yoga,” 10am, J-Tea International, 2778 Friendly St. Worm Bin Composting Workshops & Compost Basics, includes pre- assembled worm bin, worm & bedding, 10am, EWEB, 500 E. 4th Ave., reg. 344-5859. FREE. American Association of University Women: Terry McDonald, executive director of St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, 10:30am, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Rd. FREE. Off-Track Betting Class, how to bet on horses, Trackstirs Sports Bar & 3350 Gateway St., Spfd., 1261. FREE. learn 5pm, Grill, 726- How churches in our community can work together to help those WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM in need, 7pm, Valley Covenant Church, 3636 W. 18th Ave., 686-8651. LITERARY ARTS M.T. Anderson, 2pm, downtown li- brary. FREE. Ashland poets Jonah Bornstein, Amy MacLennan, Liz Robinson & Alan Peterson, 5pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. FREE. MUSIC Festival of Bands, high school marching band compe- tition, 8:30am-10pm, Autzen Stadium. $15, $10 stu. & sr., fam- ily 4-pack $35. LS A T YS GEMS CR GOLD M FREE * LS A R INE JEWELRY SILVER BEADS Little Symphony & Junior Orchestra Play-a-thon Performance, 11am, 5th Street Public Market. “Keeping it in Perspective,” art talk by David Chelsea, noon, UO Baker Center, 325 E. 10th Ave. FREE. Bethel Evans, Native American fl ute, 2pm, 10th & Olive. FREE. “Alterations: Flute Music by Bach, Gaubert, Franck & Copland,” 4pm, downtown li- brary. FREE. GemFaire.com 503.252.8300 info@gemfaire.com * Not valid with other offer. One coupon per customer. Acapella Showcase w/Mind the Gap, 7pm, Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave. $8, $5 stu. & kids. The Blue Skies Big Band w/the fabulous Jewel Tones, 7pm, Cottage Grove High School, 1375 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove. $13, $10 stu. & sr. Chimaira, Impending Doom, Rise to Remain, Revocation, nu met- al, 7pm, McDonald Theatre. $16 adv., $20 day of. April Verch, 8pm, The Laboratory, 2645 Willamette St. $16.50 adv., $17 door. EUGENE Dean Kramer, piano, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8. Kites & Crows, Betty & the Boy, Whiskey Spots, acoustic, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. McDONALD THEATRE OUTDOORS/RECREATION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 6:00 & 9:00 PM Day-long Saturday Sitting Meditation, 9am-4pm, Green Phoenix Institute, 352 W. 12th Ave. $20-$50 sug. don. GEARs Bike Ride: Jasper via Weyerhauser Rd., 41 miles, 9am, Alton Baker Park, www.euge- negears.org FREE. Yoga for total beginners w/ Dave Curtis, 10:30am-noon, Just Breathe, 2868 Willamette St., reg. 515-3614. $10 adv., $15 door. ALL TICKET @GD<=JKJ=;=I V E DISCOUNTS FROM THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS: PETS Supurr Saturdays, re- duced adoption fees for adult cats & kittens, 11am-6pm, Greenhill Humane Society, 88530 Green Hill Rd. Van donation ceremony, free barbecue & adoption event, Greenhill adoptable dogs on site, noon-4pm, Kadel’s Auto Body Shop, 1700 W. 2nd Ave., green- hill.org SOCIAL DANCE Beginning salsa drop-in class w/Florabelle & Saul, 3-4pm, Eugene Ballet Academy on 1590 Willamette St. $10. Eugene Folklore Society Contra Dance, 7:30pm beginners les- son, 8pm dance, Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School, 1510 W. 14th Ave. *FOR COMPLETE OFFER DETAI T LS GO TO WARRENMILLER. W C M* TICKETS AVAILABLE AT La[c]lkYnYadYZd]Yl:]j_kKcaKfgoZgYj\K`gh$ La[c]lko]kl&[geYf\e[\gfYd\l`]Ylj]&[ge&E[<gfYd\ L`]Ylj]:gpG^^a[]gh]ffa_`lg^k`gogfdq& TICKET DISCOUNTS! CUTIES FRIENDS/FAMILY 4-PACKS & GROUP RATES AVAILABLE G O TO WA R R E N M I L L E R . C O M F O R M O R E I N F O 1.800.523.7117 SAVE UP TO 15% EUGENE WEEKLY OCTOBER 20, 2011 17
